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A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine

Note 118 — Chapter VIII

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The author is not absolutely confident on the latter point. It may be found more economical and satisfactory, ultimately, to determine the point of cut-off by an automatic apparatus adjusting the expansion-gear by reference to the steam-pressure, regulating the speed by attaching the governor elsewhere. The author has devised several forms of apparatus of the kind referred to.

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